Menshikov in Berezovo
Vasily Surikov · 1883
Why it's great
Alexander Menshikov, once Peter the Great's best friend and the second most powerful man in Russia, sits in a hut in Siberia with his family after his fall from power. Vasily Surikov painted this sad scene in 1883.
🏛️ Part of history
Peter the Great & Russia Turns West (1682–1725) — Alexander Menshikov, once Peter the Great's best friend and the second most powerful man in Russia, sits in a hut in Siberia with his family after his fall from power.
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Vasily Surikov was born in Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, and moved to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. He painted huge history scenes of Russia's past with crowds of vivid individuals. His paintings are among Russia's most loved. He died in Moscow in 1916.
